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Senior ETF analyst for Bloomberg Eric Balchunas has spread the word about the largest spot Bitcoin ETF – BlackRock’s IBIT – surpassing its rival ETFs not only by the amount of Bitcoin held but also by another important metric. This one has skyrocketed, according to a recent tweet published by Balchunas.
The analyst’s post reveals that a surprising <a href="https://u.today/another-big-bitcoin-etf-holder-just-rolled-in" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">414 reported holders</a> in the fund's first 13F season have been reported. This is a “mind boggling” figure for this metric, the analyst admitted, adding that it “blows away [the] record.”
Balchunas then clarified that even if a newly born ETF gets 20 holders, that is already a big deal very rare.
The analyst provided an infographic to show how far behind some of the other largest spot Bitcoin ETFs stand behind BlackRock. Bitwise’s BITB boasts around 100 reported holders, Fidelity’s FBTC has slightly under 250 and Ark Invest has less than 100.
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 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24IBIT&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$IBIT</a> ended up with 414 reported holders in its first 13F season, which is mind boggling, blows away record. Even having 20 holders as a newborn is bfd, highly rare. Here's a look at how the btc ETFs compare to other ETFs launched in Jan (aka the Class of 2024) in this metric. <a href="https://t.co/ngicEdbaTq" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/ngicEdbaTq</a>— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1791079436953022885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">May 16, 2024</a>
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In the meantime, <a href="https://u.today/spot-bitcoin-etf-heres-why-vanguard-might-finally-join-blackrock" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">BlackRock’s ETF</a> keeps seeing zero inflows for the third consecutive day. The other nine spot ETFs have seen positive inflows over the past three days, scooping up $303 million worth of Bitcoin on May 15, according to data shared by the @spotonchain analytics account.
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 🚨 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$BTC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ETF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#ETF</a> Net Inflow May 15, 2024: +$303M!• The net inflow has been positive for 3 trading days.• 9 out of the 10 US Bitcoin ETFs, including <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Grayscale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Grayscale</a>, experienced single-day inflows.• The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackRock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#BlackRock</a> BTC ETF continues to have zero flow for the third day in a row.… <a href="https://t.co/7yKB85CEcM" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/7yKB85CEcM</a>— Spot On Chain (@spotonchain) <a href="https://twitter.com/spotonchain/status/1790954768678133897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">May 16, 2024</a>
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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Surpasses Rivals as This Crucial Metric Hits New Record

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